How to Increase Your Home's Resale Value

There are a lot of ways to increase your home's value when it comes time to sell. They can be large or small-scale projects depending on your individual situation.

There are a variety of opportunities in the Phoenix Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

How can you increase your home's resale value?


To make the best first impression on buyers, you want to bring in a professional to give you advice on decluttering and staging your home. If you don't want to go through a full renovation, there are a number of small improvements you can make to your home in order to increase its value.


In fact, these are the kinds of upgrades we specialize in.

Sometimes, for example, you can just paint cabinets instead of replacing them. Replacing carpet is also a fix that takes less than a day. The same goes for painting a few walls.
You can increase your home's value with small, easy improvements.
These are just a few of the suggestions we might give you if you brought us out to your home for a look at your individual situation.


Once you figure out your home improvements, how can your real estate agent improve your home's value? That's a bit trickier. Most agents put a sign in the yard, put the home on the MLS, and pray that it sells. That's not how we do things at the Altman Group. We have a comprehensive marketing plan to get you more money in less time.

If you have any questions about adding value to your home or how we can help you sell fast for more money, give me a call or send me an email. I'd love to continue this conversation with you!

Why You Should Bring Your Realtor to Visit a New Build

If you’re interested in purchasing a new construction home, here is why you should bring your Realtor with you on your first visit.

There are a variety of opportunities in the Phoenix Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

If you’re visiting a new build site, should you take your Realtor with you? The answer is always yes!

The common misconception is that you’re going to get a better deal without a Realtor present because they’ll subtract their commission off of the sale price. This is not true. In actuality, the builder has the Realtor’s commission in a separate marketing budget.

In addition, a Realtor can help you negotiate a price. When you walk in off the street by yourself, the builder is not going to tell you that the price of the home is negotiable. What we can do as Realtors is negotiate you a better deal. Sometimes this means a percentage off of upgrades, and other times it means that we can simply get you a lower purchase price.
A good Realtor can help you negotiate price.
In fact, recently we got one of our clients $46,000 off of the purchase price of a new build in Gilbert, Arizona!

If you have any questions about purchasing a new build or anything else related to Phoenix real estate, reach out to me so that we can sit down and discuss a strategy to get you the best deal on a new home. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Buying a Home Vs. Renting a Home

Should you buy a home or rent a home right now? Which option is better for you? There are a few things you should know before you decide. 

There are a variety of opportunities in the Phoenix Real Estate Market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

Is it better to buy or rent a home right now? There are a couple of important factors for you to consider when making this decision. 

For example, the current rental market is at an all-time high. Rents are sky-high right now, which means that sometimes it’s cheaper to buy a home than to rent one. 
Rental rates are sky-high right now.
The two benefits of buying a home now are interest rates and lending programs. Interest rates are at an all-time low in our area, and there are some great lending programs available. These lending programs include 0% down loans, 3% down loans, and 3.5% down loans. 

There are also grants available to cover your down payment. There are even programs that pay for your down payment and closing costs!

If you want to get into a home for as little as $500 down, we can help you. Give us a call or send us an email and we can help you make an educated decision.